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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:597"
article_number: "597"
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heading: "Liability of the usufructuary for servitudes."
breadcrumb: "Book II › Title III › Chapter 2 › Section 3"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=110789"
acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1976, No. 103, §1."
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  - act_year: 1976
    act_number: 103
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# Art. 597. Liability of the usufructuary for servitudes.

The usufructuary who loses a predial servitude by nonuse or who permits a servitude to be acquired on the property by prescription is responsible to the naked owner.